Served juicy, stacked and often layered with a variety of toppings — from bacon to avocado — Germany’s gift of the hamburger has kept on giving the last 250 years.

It’s only right that as summer cookout season commences the Best of Atlanta series pays homage to some of the city’s best.

The best thing about a burger is that there is no wrong way to eat it. In fact, some of the city's finest establishments have found particularly off-kilter ways to prepare them. For instance, Cypress Street Pint and Plate gives its customers a combination of sweet and savory with its burger stacked on two Sublime doughnuts.

Though there's no rules to eating it, some scientists did recently reveal you could go fatally awry in grilling your burger. Here's what to know about how to properly grill your burger.

So, if you had your pick of Atlanta’s best options on a bun, which would it be?

Vote for your favorite burger in Atlanta below.

If you'd like to submit a write-in nominee for best burger, please email your pick to stephanie.toone@ajc.com.

Looking to go beyond the well-known burgers across town?

This restaurant has been named the top, under-the-radar burger chain in America.

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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